Mediterranean: More
violence against migrants as well as against the NGOs -
Watch med six week report

"Watch
the Med has issued its six week report. The report states that violence against migrants
as well as NGOs is increasing, and warns that the EU is ever
more concerned with systematically pushing people back to Libyas
coast than helping them to reach safety. It seems that in late
October, the EUs naval operation EUNAVFOR MED/Sophia started
to train the so-called Libyan coast guard on their vessels, showing
them how to do the dirty job of preventing travelers from leaving
Libyan waters."

Hungary: Bicske reception
center closing, Migszol against it

"The Bicske reception
center will be closed by the Hungarian government by the end
of 2016. Migszol, the Migrant Solidarity Group of Hungary, has
issued a statement explaining that they are against this because
they support, the full inclusion of anyone in society regardless
of their immigration status.

"The municipal
council on the Aegean island of Chios has voted against a government
proposal to create a new reception center for migrants and refugees
on the site of a former landfill with the aim of easing congestion
at the existing Souda facility."

"A strong rainfall
on the island of Chios left a couple of hundreds of refugees
and migrants sitting in the mud. Rocks have been put at the tents
basis to protect them from the next wind blow. Kids play in the
mud. The camp of Souda has turned into a lake of water and mud
as the soil could not absorb the tones of water due to heavy
rainfall on Sunday evening."

During a visit to Brussels, Çelik
sought to ease tensions exacerbated by the non-binding vote last
week to halt Turkeys membership process over its disproportionate
crackdown since Julys failed coup."

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